Placement Manager

Presidency University; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Presidency University in Bengaluru seeks a proactive Placement & Career Services lead to build and manage industry partnerships, drive campus recruitment, internships, and live projects, and coordinate engagement initiatives with employers.

The role collaborates with academic departments to design pre-placement trainings, counsels students on career paths, oversees the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, and strategizes to improve placement percentages and average packages year over year.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary liaison between the university and corporate entities, industry leaders, and recruiters.
• Proactively cultivate, expand, and manage a robust network of corporate partners to secure campus recruitment drives, summer internships, and live projects.
• Organize corporate engagement initiatives such as industry visits, guest lectures, CXO interaction sessins, and panel discussions.
• Continuously benchmark placement trends, market demands, and salary standards to ensure program alignment with industry needs.
• Collaborate with academic departments and training partners to design and execute pre-placement training programs (e.g., resume building, soft skills, aptitude tests, mock interviews).
• Counsel students individually or in groups regarding career paths, job search tactics, and interview preparation.
• Evaluate student readiness through assessments and map student competencies to appropriate market opportunities.
• Oversee the end-to-end campus recruitment lifecycle, including invitation of companies, scheduling pre-placement talks, managing written tests, interviews, and final roll-out of offers.
• Coordinate logistics for virtual and on-campus recruitment drives.
• Manage a centralized database tracking student profiles, career choices, employer contacts, interview statuses, and final placement metrics.
• Formulate and implement strategic plans to improve overall placement percentages and average compensation packages year-on-year.
• Work alongside marketing and admissions teams to showcase placement success stories and high ROI for prospective students.
• Maintain strong relationships with the university alumni network to leverage referrals and corporate mentorship

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. Corporate Relations & Industry Networking

• Act as the primary liaison between the university and corporate entities, industry leaders, and recruiters.
• Proactively cultivate, expand, and manage a robust network of corporate partners to secure campus recruitment drives, summer internships, and live projects.
• Organize corporate engagement initiatives such as industry visits, guest lectures, CXO interaction sessins, and panel discussions.
• Continuously benchmark placement trends, market demands, and salary standards to ensure program alignment with industry needs.

2. Student Career Development & Training

• Collaborate with academic departments and training partners to design and execute pre-placement training programs (e.g., resume building, soft skills, aptitude tests, mock interviews).
• Counsel students individually or in groups regarding career paths, job search tactics, and interview preparation.
• Evaluate student readiness through assessments and map student competencies to appropriate market opportunities.

3. Placement Operations & Execution

• Oversee the end-to-end campus recruitment lifecycle, including invitation of companies, scheduling pre-placement talks, managing written tests, interviews, and final roll-out of offers.
• Coordinate logistics for virtual and on-campus recruitment drives.
• Manage a centralized database tracking student profiles, career choices, employer contacts, interview statuses, and final placement metrics.

4. Strategy & Institutional Growth

• Formulate and implement strategic plans to improve overall placement percentages and average compensation packages year-on-year.
• Work alongside marketing and admissions teams to showcase placement success stories and high ROI for prospective students.
• Maintain strong relationships with the university alumni network to leverage referrals and corporate mentorship